William J Devine Franklin Park Golf Course
Dorchester, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Opened 1896.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 120 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 15, where the green sits 30 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 46 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- 15 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 386 | 373 | 312 | 309 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 329 | 306 | 293 | 235 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 421 | 410 | 315 | 310 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 189 | 181 | 166 | 162 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 355 | 333 | 273 | 265 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 380 | 355 | 334 | 326 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 389 | 373 | 300 | 292 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 178 | 160 | 128 | 126 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 349 | 334 | 322 | 280 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 342 | 300 | 285 | 253 |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | 533 | 513 | 475 | 421 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 404 | 384 | 335 | 330 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 139 | 119 | 103 | 100 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 358 | 341 | 258 | 254 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 164 | 159 | 152 | 110 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 337 | 330 | 315 | 313 |
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 287 | 268 | 210 | 210 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 473 | 449 | 366 | 361 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6013 | 69.5 | 126 |
| White | Female | 5688 | 73.5 | 129 |
| White | Male | 5688 | 67.3 | 122 |
| Gold | Female | 4924 | 68.5 | 114 |
| Gold | Male | 4924 | 64 | 114 |
| Red | Female | 4676 | 67 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 381-14 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 374 · 386 · 402front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 233.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 331+5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 315 · 329 · 343front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 205
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 252 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 205 and narrows to 21 at 230.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 421+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 406 · 421 · 437front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 21 at 210.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 34 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].